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PEOPLE v. RUCH

Docket No. Crim. 9405.

65 Cal.2d 138 (1966)

416 P.2d 817

52 Cal. Rptr. 585

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EDWARD LEE RUCH, Defendant and Petitioner.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

August 15, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Lee Ruch, in pro. per., and Frank C. Morales, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Petitioner.

Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, and Philip C. Griffin, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

PETERS, J.

Petitioner, under rule 31(a) of the California Rules of Court, seeks relief from his default in failing to file his notice of appeal in a criminal case within the 10-day period required by law. Rule 31(a) provides for the granting of such relief in a proper case. [1] This power to relieve from default is to be liberally exercised to avoid, if reasonably possible, the loss of the right to appeal. (See People v. Madrid, ...

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